| 841. | - Dynamic Routing Protocols
- Nov 16, 2001
- This sample chapter from CCIE: Routing TCP/IP Volume I shows how routers can discover how to correctly switch packets to their respective destinations automatically and share that information with other routers via dynamic routing protocols.
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| 842. | - Understanding Traffic Analysis
- Nov 8, 2001
- This chapter describes the different techniques you can use to engineer and properly size traffic-sensitive voice networks. You'll see several different traffic models and explanations of how to use traffic probability tables to help you engineer robust and efficient voice networks.
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| 843. | - ATM-Based MPLS VPNs
- Sep 24, 2001
- This chapter covers the following topics: an introduction to ATM-Based MPLS VPNs, MPLS and Tag Switching Terminology, Packet-Based MPLS over ATM, ATM-Based MPLS, Cell Interleaving, VC Merge, Label Virtual Circuits, Label Switch Controllers, Virtual Switch Interface, IP+ATM, Packet-Based MPLS over ATM VPNs, Case Study of a Packet-Based MPLS over ATM VPN, ATM-Based MPLS VPNs, and a Case Study of an ATM-Based MPLS VPN.
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| 844. | - Certification - A Look into the Future
- Sep 21, 2001
- To stay in touch with their fast-changing world, IT certifications will have to adopt an open-platform approach and require ongoing recertification. This article from Certification Magazine looks at what's to come.
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| 845. | - Learn and Earn: Cisco Certified Network Professional
- Sep 14, 2001
- It's back-to-school time! School is back in session if you're pursuing the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) title. Let Joseph Phillips help you get back to class.
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| 846. | - Digital Broadcast Technologies
- Aug 20, 2001
- As computing power continues to increase, more functions can be tackled in the digital domain. An excellent example is the transmission of television pictures. This sample chapter introduces a number of key digital broadcast technologies.
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| 847. | - Cisco CallManager Architecture
- Jul 31, 2001
- Cisco Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco AVVID) is a suite of components that includes Internet Protocol (IP) telephony communications. Cisco CallManager is the call routing and signaling component for IP telephony in a Cisco AVVID IP Telephony network, as discussed in this chapter.
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| 848. | - Introduction to PC Networking
- May 30, 2001
- This chapter provides an introduction to PC networking, starting with a brief history.
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| 849. | - Merging Voice and Data Networks
- By
Stephen McQuerry
- Apr 9, 2001
- This chapter provides a brief history of how we got where we are today, some of the tools we use for voice-over services, a brief explanation of network design, and where Cisco products fit in the network, both from a network design perspective and from a customer perspective.
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| 850. | - Introducing IP Quality of Service
- Jan 23, 2001
- This chapter discusses the elements of IP Quality of Service.
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| 851. | - Interdomain Routing Basics
- Jan 1, 2001
- This chapter covers the following key topics: an overview of routers and routing, routing protocol concepts, and segregating the world into autonomous systems.
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| 852. | - Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Architecture Overview
- Jan 1, 2001
- This chapter concentrates on identifying restrictions and presents a new architecture, known as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), that provides solutions to some of these restrictions. The following chapters focus first on the details of the MPLS architecture in a pure router environment, and then in a mixed router/ATM switch environment.
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| 853. | - Overview of the PSTN and Comparisons to Voice over IP
- Jan 1, 2001
- The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) has been evolving ever since Alexander Graham Bell made the first voice transmission over wire in 1876. But, before explaining the present state of the PSTN and what's in store for the future, it is important that you understand PSTN history and its basics. As such, this chapter discusses the beginnings of the PSTN and explains why the PSTN exists in its current state.
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| 854. | - The State of Voice Communications
- Jan 1, 2001
- After reading this chapter, you should have a good understanding of the voice communications services currently available in traditional telephony environments. This chapter discusses Telephony Systems, Trunk Circuit, and Calling Features & Services.
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